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Wood’s importance to England bid to win the Ashes for the first time since 2015 cannot be overstated. They want a group of bowlers capable of generating high pace in Australia and Wood, who has had a number of injury issues throughout his career, is the quickest of their options, …

The brother of a woman who is in intensive care after being hit by a taxi in Ibiza said he is “devastated” but that her condition is now stable. Ebony Cordingley, 26, and her friend Lauren Holmes, 27, from Bradford, were on holiday on the Spanish island when they were …

Paul Gallagher, the older brother of Oasis stars Noel and Liam, has appeared in court charged with rape, sexual assault and other offences. Gallagher, of East Finchley, north London, is accused of rape, coercive and controlling behaviour, three counts of sexual assault, three counts of intentional strangulation, two counts of …

Watch as three-time Ryder Cup winner Graeme McDowell talks about how he has not given up hope of being involved for Europe in the future. BBC News

Defender Daniel Ballard is set to miss Northern Ireland’s World Cup qualifiers against Luxembourg and Germany next month through injury. The 25-year-old was forced off during the first half of Sunderland’s 2-0 defeat against Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday. Speaking after the Black Cats’ Carabao Cup loss against Huddersfield …

Despite Gloucestershire winning six of their eight matches through August to book a place in the One-Day Cup quarter-finals, Matthews said it had been a “difficult” month for the county with the County Championship on pause while The Hundred takes place. Gloucestershire have hosted only three games in Bristol – …

Take those exits from the Champions League, multiply them by Rodgers’ wretched defeats by Barcelona, Paris St-Germain, Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund and still you do not hit the cringe factor of these ties against a Kairat side that a properly functioning Celtic would expect to beat. No goal in …

Rangers striker Cyriel Dessers is attracting interest from at least three European sides, including long-standing suitors AEK Athens. (Scottish Sun), external Brendan Rodgers insists Celtic must have a major club inquest after their Champions League exit against Kairat Almaty. (Scottish Sun), external Former Scotland striker Alan Brazil believes “something is …

Some patients who have been red flagged for breast cancer assessments are waiting up to seven weeks to be seen in Northern Ireland. The target set by the Department of Health is 14 days. BBC News NI understands that several breast cancer consultants are concerned that waiting times have spiralled …

Cardiff head coach Brian Barry-Murphy said the smart finish from Joel Colwill against Cheltenham replicated what he has been doing in training. The former Manchester City academy coach, who remains unbeaten as Bluebirds boss, has challenged the younger Colwill to add more goals to his game this season. “It was …

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One of the UK’s oldest clocks, which first struck the time in 1559, has been restored to full working order. The turret clock was installed at The Church of St John the Baptist in Winchester at the start of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and is thought to have …

Microsoft has temporarily locked down a building at its headquarters after protesters managed to get inside the office of the company’s president. Current and former Microsoft workers held a sit-in protest inside Brad Smith’s office in Building 34, demanding that the company cut ties with the Israeli government. The protesters …

A 16-year-old who helped to prepare a foiled attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna last year has avoided prison. Mohamed A was given an 18-month suspended sentence under juvenile criminal law in Berlin on Tuesday. The Syrian, who prosecutors said was radicalised by Islamic State (IS) propaganda on …

England greats James Anderson and Jos Buttler starred as Manchester Originals claimed a dominant seven-wicket win over local rivals Northern Superchargers. Anderson, recalled after missing the Originals’ past five games, took his first two wickets in The Hundred in a superb 10-ball opening spell as Superchargers were restricted to 139-8 …

Kiran Carlson won the toss for the first time in seven games and decided to bowl with an unfamiliar attack short on pace, while the Foxes changed three of their seamers. An action-packed first hour saw Sol Budinger blast 33 off 19 balls, mainly off the medium pace of Andy …

British pair Sonay Kartal and Katie Boulter were knocked out in the US Open first round as conditions heated up in New York. Kartal, who has been managing a knee niggle in recent months, suffered physically in a 6-3 1-6 6-1 defeat against Brazilian 18th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia. A …

John Robertson has been appointed Ross County interim manager following the departure of Don Cowie. Cowie left the manager’s post on Sunday saying he had “mutually agreed” it was in the Scottish Championship bottom club’s “best interest”. The Staggies have one point from their opening three games. Robertson, 60, was …

Celtic are in Kazakhstan to face Kairat on Wednesday evening (17:45 BST) with a place in the Champions League on the line. Prior to the second leg, manager Brendan Rodgers said he hoped to have some positive news regarding transfers on their return to Glasgow. “I think by the time …

The qualification stage is split into two mini tournaments – a ‘champions path’ and a ‘league path’. United are in the league path, and start their qualification process in the second round with a one-off mini tournament in Stockholm, Sweden. The Red Devils face Dutch side PSV Eindhoven in the …